Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus - New Episodes Coming Soon!

Episode Date: April 29, 2026

We’re coming back with more episodes of Wiser Than Me, and Julia’s still asking older, wiser women to tell her everything they know. It's all on the table – the triumphs, the missteps, and the w...isdom that comes from surviving it all. And of course, each episode ends with a check-in from Julia's 92-year-old mom, Judith. New episodes start May 6th, from Lemonada Media.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Lemonado. Hi there, listeners. Julia Louis Dreyfus here. And guess what? Wiser than me, the podcast where I talk to women who are way wiser than me, has new episodes coming in May. You want a little teaser? Guess who Pam Greer met in an elevator back in the day? The door is open.
Starting point is 00:00:27 And in the middle is a guy with a black hat. And it was Jimmy Hendricks. Get the fuck out. Can you imagine? And here's what happened when. Steven Spielberg tried to direct Cindy Lopper in a Gooney's music video. He wanted to do a green screen. And instead of saying, I came all the way here to work with you, I said,
Starting point is 00:00:50 I was hoping we could do something a little more creative. You want to know how Joan Baez developed her astonishing vibrato? I went home and stood in front of the mirror, and I wobbled by Adam's apple up and down with my finger. Duh, started developing vibrato. And I did that long enough. It began happening on its own. How did it go for Jean Smart when she first started to see a therapist? He was terrific.
Starting point is 00:01:15 I really admired him. When he asked me something, I said, I'm not going to tell you that. But he said, what do you mean? I said, that's private. And he was just like, I was like, I was like, I'm serious. I was like, I'm serious. Why would I tell you that? These wise women deliver the.
Starting point is 00:01:35 wisdom and other stuff. When you're young, you can have three, four, five orgasms in an hour, but when you get my age, you have one orgasm in the last three days. There is nothing natural about me, and I have no problem with that. I enjoyed my stay in jail. It was very minimum security. I married the first man I slept. Oh.
Starting point is 00:01:57 Things we didn't know about James Smart. And, of course, with Mother's Day around the corner, you're going to get a big dose of wisdom from my mom, Judy. I do believe that there are lines between us that not always have language, but especially when our need is great. I think that we oftentimes have a sense of that. I don't want you or your family or friends to miss any of these conversations. So this may, remember to call your mom on Mother's Day and listen to all new episodes of Wiser
Starting point is 00:02:25 than Me, starting May 6th, wherever you get your podcast from Lemonada Media.

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